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Can I open carry, being out of state?
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Welcome to Virginia, what area will you be in?
Virginia Beach, VA
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Only place that specifies a length on the knife is on school property. There if the knife is over 3" it is a crime.
Also a note for the OP. In VA we do not have a standard for signs prohibiting concealed carry like TX does. Meaning any no guns or ghostbuster type signs are notification that concealed carry is not allowed on private property.
What is defined as private property? All private homes? Or only if the owner of said private property says no.
Private is anything not owned by government, at any level (state, county, city, town, village, etc.).
All that really happens is that if you are asked to leave and refuse you can be charged with trespassing.
ALL Virginia lethal force law is case (common) law.
We have NO statute law defining how and when lethal force may be used.
If you are going to carry here, be sure you understand when you can use lethal force.
This is the Virginia concealed handgun statute
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+cod+18.2-308
Brandishing IS a crime in Virginia.
http://law.justia.com/virginia/codes/toc1802000/18.2-282.html
§ 18.2-282. Pointing, holding, or brandishing firearm, air or gas operated weapon or object similar in appearance; penalty.
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to point, hold or brandish any firearm or any air or gas operated weapon or any object similar in appearance, whether capable of being fired or not, in such manner as to reasonably induce fear in the mind of another or hold a firearm or any air or gas operated weapon in a public place in such a manner as to reasonably induce fear in the mind of another of being shot or injured. However, this section shall not apply to any person engaged in excusable or justifiable self-defense. Persons violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor or, if the violation occurs upon any public, private or religious elementary, middle or high school, including buildings and grounds or upon public property within 1,000 feet of such school property, he shall be guilty of a Class 6 felony.
B. Any police officer in the performance of his duty, in making an arrest under the provisions of this section, shall not be civilly liable in damages for injuries or death resulting to the person being arrested if he had reason to believe that the person being arrested was pointing, holding, or brandishing such firearm or air or gas operated weapon, or object that was similar in appearance, with intent to induce fear in the mind of another.
C. For purposes of this section, the word "firearm" means any weapon that will or is designed to or may readily be converted to expel single or multiple projectiles by the action of an explosion of a combustible material. The word "ammunition," as used herein, shall mean a cartridge, pellet, ball, missile or projectile adapted for use in a firearm.
(Code 1950, § 18.1-69.2; 1968, c. 513; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1990, cc. 588, 599; 1992, c. 735; 2003, c. 976; 2005, c. 928.)
You might want to at least look through 'The Virginia gun Owner's Guide.'
Some local PDs do not have a clear understanding of the law.